Guest guest Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 > > Hey, thanks to all who responded to my Violet Flower Absolute topic. Anyway, I was reading in the files about how to use the veggie lard to do enfleurage, and how you separate the rice flour from it. Is there a veggie based lard brand that may work best for enfleurage, or just works well? I kind of was hoping that maybe I could go to my local grocery store and pick it up. Any suggestions, I have attempted enfleurage before, but I used a palm oil ( I think) and that is not so easily available to me here, unless I order online, and I generally don't like to order online, unless it's for EO's/Co2 etc, that are not available to me locally. Any advice would be appreciated! > You've just jolted and inspired me... Copha... readily available in Australia, springs to mind. Copha is vegetable fat shortening, made from hydrogenated coconut oil. It's solid at room temperature, we buy it in blocks, it melts as you'd expect, at higher temperatures. I'd guess it behaves quite similarly to lard. Here's the Wikipedia link about this particular coconut fat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copha Have any Aussies or Kiwis already used it for enfleurage? I'm hurtling out to the supermarket right now, so I can do some ultra-small-scale experiments with it! Margi http://margihealing.wordpress.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 margi.macdonald wrote: > > > > > > You've just jolted and inspired me... Copha... readily available in > Australia, springs to mind. > > Copha is vegetable fat shortening, made from hydrogenated coconut oil. > It's solid at room temperature, we buy it in blocks, it melts as you'd > expect, at higher temperatures. I'd guess it behaves quite similarly > to lard. > > Here's the Wikipedia link about this particular coconut fat. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copha > > Have any Aussies or Kiwis already used it for enfleurage? > I'm hurtling out to the supermarket right now, so I can do some > ultra-small-scale experiments with it! > > Margi > http://margihealing.wordpress.com/ > Great minds think alike, grin! I've got exactly the same plan! Ambrosia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 > > > > Hey, thanks to all who responded to my Violet Flower Absolute topic. Anyway, I was reading in the files about how to use the veggie lard to do enfleurage, and how you separate the rice flour from it. Is there a veggie based lard brand that may work best for enfleurage, or just works well? I kind of was hoping that maybe I could go to my local grocery store and pick it up. Any suggestions, I have attempted enfleurage before, but I used a palm oil ( I think) and that is not so easily available to me here, unless I order online, and I generally don't like to order online, unless it's for EO's/Co2 etc, that are not available to me locally. Any advice would be appreciated! > > > > > You've just jolted and inspired me... Copha... readily available in Australia, springs to mind. > > Copha is vegetable fat shortening, made from hydrogenated coconut oil. > It's solid at room temperature, we buy it in blocks, it melts as you'd expect, at higher temperatures. I'd guess it behaves quite similarly to lard. > > Here's the Wikipedia link about this particular coconut fat. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copha > > Have any Aussies or Kiwis already used it for enfleurage? > I'm hurtling out to the supermarket right now, so I can do some ultra-small-scale experiments with it! > > Margi > http://margihealing.wordpress.com/ > Glad to inspire! I'm not familiar with copha in my area, we have coconut oil fat, but it's harder to find here unscented. I was thinking Crisco, or something lie that, lol.I saw awhile back someone describe taking beef suet, throwing in some powdered Alum in warm water with it, (to clarify it or clean it?) and then using that to do a enfleurage. It also said to coat the bottom and the top plate with lard. So even the top plate lid should be fat coated? And then the same instructions said to use rubbing alcohol, but the first enfleurage I ever tried involved rubbing alcohol, and the end result was not pleasant. Am I missing something? Thank you Margi for your suggestions. Aer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 I had success with purified shea butter. I melted and put a thin layer in a plastic rubbermaid container. when it cooled I put jasmine flowers on the film. kept replacing them daily until the shea butter absorbed as much as it could. Then I melted the butter in a very gentile double boiler and added alcohol. then let it cool in the frige. Poured off the etoh and used the butter for a nice hand/face cream. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 > > > I had success with purified shea butter. I melted and put a thin layer in a plastic rubbermaid container. when it cooled I put jasmine flowers on the film. kept replacing them daily until the shea butter absorbed as much as it could. > Then I melted the butter in a very gentile double boiler and added alcohol. then let it cool in the frige. Poured off the etoh and used the butter for a nice hand/face cream. > Al > Hmmm, I might try that. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 I had success with purified shea butter. I melted and put a thin layer in a plastic rubbermaid container. when it cooled I put jasmine flowers on the film. kept replacing them daily until the shea butter absorbed as much as it could. Then I melted the butter in a very gentile double boiler and added alcohol. then let it cool in the frige. Poured off the etoh and used the butter for a nice hand/face cream. Al ******** Al or anyone else-how can someone at home with no special equipment turn the aforementioned butter into an absolute? Thanks, Simone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 > > > I had success with purified shea butter. I melted and put a thin layer in a plastic rubbermaid container. when it cooled I put jasmine flowers on the film. kept replacing them daily until the shea butter absorbed as much as it could. > Then I melted the butter in a very gentile double boiler and added alcohol. then let it cool in the frige. Poured off the etoh and used the butter for a nice hand/face cream. > Al > Interesting, Al. What is 'etoh'? What is the importance of adding the alcohol? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.